<p id="rfc.section.3.1.1.p.9">HTTP does not place a pre-defined limit on the length of a request-line. A server that receives a method longer than any that

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it implements <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> respond with either a 404 (Not Allowed), if it is an origin server, or a 501 (Not Implemented) status code. A server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be prepared to receive URIs of unbounded length and respond with the 414 (URI Too Long) status code if the received request-target

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it implements <em class="bcp14">SHOULD</em> respond with either a 405 (Not Allowed), if it is an origin server, or a 501 (Not Implemented) status code. A server <em class="bcp14">MUST</em> be prepared to receive URIs of unbounded length and respond with the 414 (URI Too Long) status code if the received request-target